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We normally do LV in January and November . Since we have a new grandchild coming later this year , we decided to forgo the nov. trip for one in July . We did two nights at the Plaza , and five at Paris .
Flew out of Flint instead of Detroit Metro , heard good things about the airport , and it 's the same distance from where I live . The price was also less out of Flint , but only one non-stop each way with great flight times . We drew a a-58 and 59 in the Southwest lottery , but scored a second row seat, YEAH!
Arrived in LV , anxious to get off the plane , however , there was a lady in a wheelchair and her attendant blocking the exit hall . Body checked them out of the way , [kidding , but the thought did cross my mind .
On to Budget for a Hyundai Sonata , $130.00 for the week prepaid . Nice to check out them there foreign cars , which are banned from the Detroit area .
Get to the Plaza , overworked deskclerk sets me up in a room . We get up there and no COFFEEMAKER !!!
Don't they know who I am , a hopeless caffeine junkie ? Anyways , we are supposed to be in a mini suite since they match Diamond cards with their matching level . Back down, wait in line , got the right room . Here is a view of the Freemont Street madness from said room

This is our second trip to the Plaza , and the rooms are nice , but the gambling was not this trip . Slots and VP were just not being nice .
We did eat at the MSS buffet and Magnolias with the LVA 2fers , both are favorites . The wife is not a fan of the crazy Freemont street scene , I rather enjoy the weirdness of it all !

Well, onto Paris, our home for several years . We secured a room on the strip with a view of the fountains .

Kinda strange this trip, clouds and rain in the area , but we only got a few drops here . There was flooding out west and north of the city . Not use to clouds in LV

Saw the Ceasars fireworks on the fourth . We saw them from the sidestreet just north of the Paris , hardly any people there and a good enough view .
Also did the High Roller with comp tickets from the Diamond free show deal . The High Roller is cool, I was really impressed with the engineering that went into constructing this gigantic wheel .

here is a view of the pods

Can't see anyone going on it more than once , you get similar views from the Eiffel Tower , or Strat

We had tickets to Celine Dion for Saturday Night . I dreaded going there on a Saturday concert night it is just too congested . So we hit up the Mirage buffet and then valet at Ceasars to see the show . Get there early about six to avoid the worst of the traffic . Gamble for a while . A couple comes up to us about 7 and says I see your tickets did you know the show was cancelled ? WTF ??? Yep , it was , seems she had a bad sinus infection or vaginal discharge or something . So we hauled ass to the valet and got caught in a massive cluster
f@#k trying to exit . It took us forty minutes to get back to Paris . I admit it , I'm not good in traffic jams , but the Ceasar setup up at that exit point is a real mess. People exiting entering , and crossing over all in the same place . Talked to a host at Paris and they did provide $150.00 in freeplay as a consolation prize .
We ate real cheap this trip . We had the free 24 hour buffet for two from the CET credit card deal , two buffets each from MY Vegas , and other LVA 2 fers . Ate at Mon Ami , for the first time , Love It!
And for you fellow degenerate gamblers some fun hits that we had :

Whales of Cash all five for the bonus

From Ballys

At Planet Ho a machine I never saw before Johnny be good or something , bonused for $185.00

Also at Planet Ho

Nothing huge , but fun hits . Did get this one at Ballys , which was a keeper for $810.00

My favorite slot was this one even though I didn't win on it . Like the theme...

All in all , we had a fun trip and came home with a good chunk of our funds . What more can you ask for ! Bob

We were in Vegas the same time but saw Celine June 28th. It was a great show and she does have a tremendous voice. She looks so thin and frail but man can she sing. We did get a peak at the fireworks but were more into the gambling so hurried back.